Friday 9 September 2022

Mid-Autumn Festival

月娘

Tomorrow in Dong Ciu 中秋 Mid-Autumn Festival and this fierce wife gave her husband a task to learn what to say in front of ghuêh8nion5 tomorrow night. Let us see what the husband has learnt. You too can learn some or all of the phrases which the husband has learnt.

However, the person who wrote the subtitles had not learnt how to write correctly and I have corrected the wrong characters used. 

Some people may think why are we writing in Teochew? Teochew is our language and we should be proud to know how to write our own mother tongue. 


Liao2 ua2 gio3 le2 ke3 hag8sib8 no6 gu3 gê1 no6 rig8 bai3 ghuêh8nion5 ho2 suêh4uê7

了我叫汝去學習二句加二日拜月娘好說話|了我叫汝去学习二句加二日拜月娘好说话

I have asked you to learn a few phrases in two days to pray to the moon which can be used.

Laio2 le2 kah4 u6

了汝𠹛

Have you? 有沒有

The husband then recited what he has learnt as shown below.

A1nion5 bo2ho7 lai5 se3hog4

阿娘保賀來賜福|阿娘保贺来赐福

Lady Moon blessing and protecting

iong5hua5 bu3gui3 hiang2 bu3zog4

榮華富貴顯富足|荣华富贵显富足

splendour and glory, riches and honour making riches everywhere prominent

tiang1 gang3 hog4cên1 lai5 siang1zo6

天降福星來相助|天降福星來相助

the heavens raining down lucky stars to come and help

cug4mung5 gui3ring5 lai5 sio1ngo6

出門貴人來相遇|出门贵人來相遇

Going out, meeting important people

dua7soi3 gig4li6

大細吉利|大细吉利

adults and children are auspicious

bêh8se7 bho5 ki7

白事無忌|白事无忌

At the moment, here in England, we have having a bêh8se7 for our Queen passed away yesterday. bêh8se7 bho5 ki7 – not afraid of sad matters!

zo3 sêng1li2 zêg8bung2bhuang7li6

做生理一本萬利|做生理一本万利

Doing business using a small amount of capital and make a huge profit

tang3dua7zin5

賺大錢|赚大钱

Earn lots of money

goi3 kui1 ci6

易開市|易开市

easy to enter into markets

tam3 zin5 song1 song1

探錢鬆鬆|探钱松松

cai5lou7 tong1 tong1 gui3ring5 kang1sêng5

財路通通貴人牽成|财路通通贵人牵成

All livelihood has successful involvement of important people

ho2nang5 dêng5dêng5

好人重重

There are lots of good people

dua7soi3 pêng5ang1

大細平安|大细平安

Adults and children are safe and sound

hah8gê1 ang1kang1

合家安康

Whole family is in good health.

sing1ti2 giang6kang1

身體健康|身体健康

healthy body

cug4rib8pêng5ang1

出入平安

peace wherever one goes

hao6sên1 gai5 gai5 cua7 ngia6 bhou2 gê3 ho2 ang1

後生個個𡥘𡚸嫁好翁|后生个个𡥘𡚸嫁好翁

Every single young person marries a beautiful wife / get married to a good husband.

dai6gig4dai6li6

大吉大利

good luck, huge profit, everything is thriving

gang1zag4 sung6li6

工作順利工作顺利

work runs smoothly, without a hitch

dua7soi3 gai5 gai5 ho2

大細個個好|大细个个好

Every adult and child are well and good.

huam5se7 miang2 huang5lo2

凡事免煩惱|凡事免烦恼

There is no need to worry about anything

nou5gian2 ghao5 ghao5

孥囝𠢕𠢕

Children are obedient and clever.

sêng5zêh4 hah4 sim1tao5

成績合心頭|成绩合心头

(The children’s) performance in academic studies is according to what is in one’s mind.

sia2 dig4 ho2 ri7ziah4

寫得好字跡|写得好字迹

Have good handwriting.

cong1mêng5 iu7 lêng5li6

聰明又伶俐|聪明又伶俐

clever and witty

bhuang7se7ru5i3

萬事如意|万事如意

To have all of one’s wishes come true

gai5 gai5 ho2 gê3si3

個個好架勢个个好架势

Everyone has a good, elegant demeanour.

Word List

ghuêh8nion5

月娘

the moon

bai3 ghuêh8nion5

拜月娘

to pray to the moon祭拜月亮

suêh4uê7

說話|说话

to pray 祈禱|禱告

A1nion5

阿娘

short for the moon

bo2ho7

保賀|保贺

to bless and protect

se3hog4

賜福|赐福

to bless

iong5hua5

榮華|荣华

splendour and glory

bu3gui3

富貴|富贵

riches and honour

hiang2

顯|显

to make prominent

bu3zog4

富足

riches everywhere

tiang1 gang3 hog4cên1

天降福星

the heavens descend as lucky stars

hog4cên1

福星

lucky stars

siang1zo6

相助

to come to help

cug4mung5

出門|出门

to go out

gui3ring5

貴人|贵人

a noble person, a high-ranking person

sio1ngo6

相遇

to have a chance encounter

dua7soi3

大細|大细

adults and children

gig4li6

吉利

auspicious

bêh8se7

白事

funeral arrangements喪事|喪葬 – matters pertaining to the death of somebody

bho5 ki7

無忌|无忌

nothing to fear

zo3 sêng1li2

做生理

to do business

zêg8bung2bhuang7li6

一本萬利|一本万利

use a small capital / resources and make a huge profit

tang3dua7zin5

賺大錢|赚大钱

to earn a fortune

goi3 kui1 ci6

易開市|易开市

easy to enter a market

cai5lou7 tong1 tong1

財路通通|财路通通

all is livelihood

kang1 sêng5

牽成|牵成

successful involvement of

ho2nang5

好人

good people

dêng5dêng5

重重

one after another

pêng5ang1

平安

safe and sound

hah8gê1

合家

whole family

ang1kang1

安康

in good health

sing1ti2

身體|身体

body

giang6kang1

健康

healthy

cug4rib8pêng5ang1

出入平安

peace wherever one goes

huam5se7

凡事

everything

sêng5zêh4

成績|成绩

achievement, performance in academic studies

 


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